So in an earlier blog post I elaborated extensively about Nicholas- the patriarch of Woodrock and his intense love for the undervalued "rat".
As many of you know, this love is criticized by other members from Woodrock. We do not condone cruelty but we do condone cleanliness and sanitation and unfortunately unwanted rodents carry disease and germs which we cannot allow our animals t be exposed to.
Nicholas's humane rat traps and relocation antics have proved successful if not exhausting in the past but he pushes on even when he is criticized for going to extreme lengths to save them. Please read "Viva Rats Viva" for more!
Well unfortunately his good deeds have not gone unpunished. A few weeks ago whilst driving into Johannesburg, an alarm light started flashing in Nicholas's car. The warning light was for the airbag- an oddity as the car has never given problems. The next day a second light started blinking followed by a discoteq of various coloured lights over the next few days.
Smelling a rat- pardon the pun- Nicholas called in a good friend Juan who through some under bonnet investigations discovered that the problem was in fact rats!
The puzzle pieces slowly started to fall into place with Nicholas recalling a strange " pop" sound coming from his engine as well as fluff balls of gnawed at carpet miraculously appearing in his foot hold.
It turns out that nightly, the array of liberated rats at Woodrock were having a party in Nicholas's engine in order to get to the warmth. The warmth in turn mellows them out and makes them feel for a snack and thus the destruction of carpets, wiring and ultimately car engine!
One would think that this would be the final straw for the rat problem and Nicholas's devoted tolerance of them. This is however not the case, what has transpired is that in place of removing the rats, Nicholas now parks his car away from the house by the kennels, acquiring much more exercise and inconvenience as a result of them.
He is stubborn and obstinate but he is the kindest man you will ever come across so Nicholas with your rodent like quirks- we salute you!!
Ps he also has a large weakness for cheese!!! Sounds slightly suspicious....
Until next week
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